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M. M. NEAMES. SUGAR GONVEYER, `ELEVATOR, AND BIN.

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PATENT MAURICE M. NEAMEs, or sr'. PATRICK, LOUISIANA.

SUGAR CONAVHEYER, ELEVATOR, AND BIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 590,742, dated September 28, 1897. Application tiled January 26,1897. Serial No. 620,846. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MAURICE MITCHELL NEAMEs, a citizen of the United Stat-es, residing at St. Patrick,in the parish of St. J ames and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Sugar Conveyer, Elevator, and Bin; and l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in sugar conveyers, elevators, and bins, and its novelty will be fully understood from thefollowing description and claim when taken in connection with the annexed drawings; and the objects of my invention are to provide means for conveying sugar from the centrifugals' in a sugar-house in a continuous and uninterrupted manner to a barrel or other receptacle provided for receiving same. I attain these objects by the mechanism illus- Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-sec- 6 and 7 are bevel-wheels, the latter being placed on shaft 8, upon which are sprocketwheels 9, being connected by means of a sprocket-chain 10, upon which are scraperblades 11, which prevent the accumulation of' sugar at any given point and causes the sameto be carried into well 12 of elevator.

13 is a housing-frame of elevator, 14 showing a driving-chain of elevator which passes over sprocket-wheels 15 and drives sprocketwheels 16 and 17, and passing over the latter wheels is a sprocket-chain 18, to which are attached buckets 19. Placed in position, as shown in Figs. 1 and4-1. e., across the mouth Fig. 2 is a front Fig. 3 is a vertical section and addiof both chutes 23, so as to open and close the same alternately-is a laterally-tiltingreceiving-platform 20, upon whichthe sugar is discharged from elevator, and is provided with eyes 2l for securing ropes or chains 22. By means of said ropes the platform 2O can be thrown at an angle or incline to either side, as shown in Fig. 3, which permits the sugar resting upon platform 2.0 to be dumped into chutes 23 alternately, said chutes being connected to and communicating with the upper end of the casing or housing 23.

24 designates a shaft upon which are placed agitators 25 and also apulley 26. These agitators stand just over the chutes 27, the latter being provided with cut-off slides 28.

29 designates a barrel which is removably but firmly held upon a shaker 30, the latter receiving its movement from driving -pulley 3l.

32 designates the floor.

33 shows a belt-tightener.

In practice the sugar is dischargedv from centrifugals or feeders into hopper 3 of conveyer, where it descends into well 12 of elevator, whence it is carried upward by buckets 19 of elevator and falls upon platform 20, and by means of ropes or chains 22 the platform 2O is tipped and the sugar is dumped into chutes 23, where it is agitated and prevented from caking by means of agitators 25, and is nally discharged into barrels or other receptacles through chutes 27.

A striking advantage of my invention is its economical construction vand ease by which it may be operated, permitting a continuous discharge of sugar alternately through either bin, avoiding all choking or caking of sugar from its discharge from the centrifugal until it reaches the barrel or other receptacle.

Having described my invention and the manner in which the same is or may be operated, would say in conclusion that I do not limit myself to the precise details shown in illustration, as the same may be varied to some extent; but- What l claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a sugar-conveyer substantially as herein described, a series of feeders delivering into a trough, an endless chain within the trough, scraper-blades secured thereto, an d means for IOO platform to open and Close each chute alternately, agitators in the chutes, and a out-Oil slide across the discharge end of the saine, as and for the purpose set forth. Y

In testimony whereof I aiiix lny signature in presence of two Witnesses.

MAURICE M. NEAMES.

lVitnesses:

WM. WILSON, D. S. CARR. 

